Bio

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2021-22 TRACK AND FIELD: River States Conference Indoor Track Athlete of the Week (Jan. 17) ... won the 200-Meter Dash at the Trojan Invite (26.97) and was second at the Mount St. Joseph February Invitational (27.21) ... won the 400-Meter Run at the Robert H. Johnson Invite (1:02.23) ... finished second in the 400-Meter Run at the Trojan Invite (1:02.02) and at the Mount St. Joseph February Invitational (1:03.10) ... also finished third in the 400 meters at the Indiana Wesleyan University Invitational (1:03.76) ... part of the 1,600-Meter Relay team that finished seventh in the RSC Outdoor Championships (4:35.76) ... finished 11th in the 200-Meter Dash at the RSC Championships (27.19) ... was 14th in the 100-Meter Dash at the Huntington Invitational ... was 18th in the 400-Meter Run at the Indiana Little State Championships (1:03.48).

2020-21 TRACK AND FIELD: Was the River States Conference 400-meter dash champion during the outdoor season with a time of 1:00.69 ... finished second in the 200-meter dash with a 27.16 to earn All-RSC honors ... RSC Champions of Character Team for outdoor season ... RSC Track Athlete of the Week (week of March 29) ... top time of the season in the 200 meters was at the Life University Spring Break Classic with a 26.66 to finish seventh ... finished fifth in the 400 meters at Life University (1:02.79) and the Brescia University Bearcat Classic (1:03.42) ... was sixth in the 400 meters at Indiana Little State Championships (1:01.76).

HIGH SCHOOL: In addition to her top-eight finish in the 400, Benton was part of Lima (Ohio) Senior High School's 800 and 1,600 meter relays that finished fifth in the Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches indoor state meet ... was team captain as a senior and helped Lima win team league and district championships during her career ... reports personal bests of 58.97 in the 400-meter dash and 27.19 in the 200-meter dash and a mark of 2:29.65 in the outdoor 800-meter run.

ALL ABOUT INDIA

AREA OF STUDY: Early Childhood Education.

WHY INDIA CHOSE IU EAST: The coach was nice, the environment was chill, and I loved the team.

PARENTS: Luther Benton and Corey Smith.